Author: Hermann Hesse
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Category : German fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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"Narcissus and Goldmund "is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his teacher's fierce intellect and sense of discipline. When Narcissus persuades the young student that he is not meant for a life of self-denial, Goldmund sets off in pursuit of aesthetic and physical pleasures, a path that leads him to a final, unexpected reunion with Narcissus.

Author: Hermann Hesse
Publisher: DigiCat
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109

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Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse. It deals with the mystical voyage of self-discovery of a male known as Siddhartha, during the time of the Gautam Buddha.

Author: Hermann Hesse
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466835192
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 432

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Throughout his life, Herman Hesse was a devoted letter writer. He corresponded, not just with friends and family, but also with his readers. From his letters home from the seminary at age fourteen, to his last letters, written days before his death at eighty-five, this selection gives a sense of the author of some of the most widely read books of the century.

Author: Hermann Hesse
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466835044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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Hans Giebernath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village. When he is discovered to be an exceptionally gifted student, the entire community presses him onto a path of serious scholarship. Hans dutifully follows the regimen of study and endless examinations, his success rewarded only with more crushing assignments. When Hans befriends a rebellious young poet, he begins to imagine other possibilities outside the narrowly circumscribed world of the academy. Finally sent home after a nervous breakdown, Hans is revived by nature and romance, and vows never to return to the gray conformity of the academic system.

Author: Hermann Hesse
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
ISBN: 9780374500368
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118

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The hero recalls an unfruitful pilgrimage to the East during his youth and begins to realize its hidden spiritual meanings

Author: Hermann Hesse
Publisher: London : J. Cape
ISBN: 9780224008044
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 109

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Author: Hermann Hesse
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
ISBN: 9780374216665
Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 393

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Author: Hermann Hesse
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1583943137
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 133

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This never-before-seen collection of poems offers the lyrical insights and spiritual wisdom of the Nobel Prize-winning author of Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and The Glass Bead Game—who inspired millions as he forged cultural bridges between the East and West. Vowing at an early age “to be a poet or nothing at all,” Hermann Hesse rebelled against formal education, focusing on a rigorous program of independent study that included literature, philosophy, art, and history. One result of these efforts was a series of novels that became counterculture bibles that remain widely influential today. Another was a body of evocative spiritual poetry. Published for the first time in English, these vivid, probing short works reflect deeply on the challenges of life and provide a spiritual solace that transcends specific denominational hymns, prayers, and rituals. The Seasons of the Soul offers valuable guidance in poetic form for those longing for a more meaningful life, seeking a sense of homecoming in nature, in each stage of life, and in a renewed relationship with the divine. Extensive quotations from his prose introduce each theme addressed in the book: love, imagination, nature, the divine, and the passage of time. A foreword by Andrew Harvey reintroduces us to a figure about whom some may have believed everything had already been said. Thoughtful commentary throughout from translator Ludwig Max Fischer helps readers understand the poems within the context of Hesse’s life.

Author: Hermann Hesse
Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
ISBN:
Category : Artists
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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Story of a famous artist whose creativity is stifled by an empty marriage to which he is bound until freed by the death of his adored son.

Author: Hermann Hesse
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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